Episode: 00044
Release Date: March 1, 2021
Description: What are the stepping stones towards working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)? In this episode, Mary "Mare" Cunningham shares her career journey from being a graphic design intern for the Minneapolis Police Department to being an analyst for the department, to an operation support technician for the FBI, to being an analyst for the Maple Grove Police Department, and finally to an operation specialist back at the FBI. Mare shares two badge...
Episode: 00044
Release Date: March 1, 2021
Description: What are the stepping stones towards working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)? In this episode, Mary "Mare" Cunningham shares her career journey from being a graphic design intern for the Minneapolis Police Department to being an analyst for the department, to an operation support technician for the FBI, to being an analyst for the Maple Grove Police Department, and finally to an operation specialist back at the FBI. Mare shares two badge stories in this episode: one about how license plate readers (LPR) helped solve a homicide and how open source resources helped solve an armed robbery and assault case. Mare advocates for intelligence sharing and collaboration across multiple agencies, and how beneficial it was to work for a task force such as the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. In another jam-packed episode, Mare also elaborates on her experience as an administrative analyst and investigative analyst, training she recommends, as well as the importance of law enforcement presence in the community such as National Night Out events. Mare is currently a Staff Operations Specialist for the FBI, Violent Crime, Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking.
Name Drops: Steve Gottlieb (00:10:08), Lt. Andy Smith (00:13:24), Sgt Pat King/Sgt Matt Wintey (00:13:35), Julie Hunter (00:21:54), Captain Adam Linquist/Captain Dan Wills/Sgt Trent McDonald (00:25:49), Jason Hughes (00:34:20), SA John Gaynor (00:35:32), Brenda Bourne (00:44:44), Angela Backer-Hines/Nicki Hughes (00:49:32)
Public Service Announcements: Scott Eicher, ACIA New Horizon Podcast, Albert Mesa
Related Links: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/minneapolis-man-sentenced-17-years-prison-violent-armed-robbery-downtown-minneapolis-bar,
https://www.fbijobs.gov/,
https://youtu.be/katjQJSbPVY (Microsoft Excel Center Across Selection)
Association(s) Mentioned: Minnesota Association of Criminal Intelligence Analyst (MACIA)
Vendor(s) Mentioned: Thomas Reuters CLEAR, Accurint LexisNexis, PenLink
Contact: mjcunningham@fbi.gov
Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
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Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com
Podcast Webpage: www.leapodcasts.com
Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/TOnLxmw2GF4
00:00:31 - Introducing Mare
00:04:48 - Crime Prevention
00:10:52 - Administrative Analysis?
00:17:45 - Taskforce and Databases
00:28:38 - Change Jobs or Change the Job?
00:31:08 - Break - Scott Eicher, ACIA New Horizon Podcast, Albert Mesa
00:33:25 - Analyst Badge Stories - LPR in a Murder Investigation & Armed Robbery Assault
00:45:55 - Databases and Deciding How Far to Search
00:52:09 - Don’t Be That Analyst
01:00:28 - Personal Interests - Snowmobiling
01:03:43 - Words to the World
